Est-Ouest with Eileen Walsh

Est-Ouest is a presentation of contemporary music inspired by the folk traditions of both Canada and Bulgaria, processed through the aesthetic visions of composers Svetlin Hristov, Adam Vincent Clarke, & Liam Elliot. The folk traditions of each other’s country served as the source material and inspiration for three new works, connecting foreign traditions to find how they diverge or interconnect. Symphony Nova Scotia clarinettist Eileen Walsh opens the show with Gannetry, a work for bass clarinet and bird sounds, by Glasgow based, but Halifax born, Emily Doolittle. 

Don’t miss this FREE afternoon performance of New Music by Nova Scotians and Bulgarians at the Library! Reserve your spot HERE.

Featuring:

Ensemble Silakbo

Angelina Gotcheva, clarinet

Edgar Gomes, violin

Mikko Pablo, cello

Bogdan Ivanov, piano

Yoanna Bozhkova, soprano

Programme:

Liam Elliot      Grains

       Shadow 1 (Varnensko horo)

       Flow (Varnensko horo)

       Rise (Shto mi e milo)

       Shadow 2 (Shto mi e milo)

       Shadow 3 (Biala roza)

       Blossom (Kaji, rechi, dumai, Dameno)

       Shadow 4 (Strati Angeleki dumashe)

Svetlin Hristov     Images

       i. Prologue

       ii. Intermedie I - A bird

       iii. Allegro

       iv. Intermedie II - Fragments

       v. Final

Adam Vincent Clarke La Danse Balkanique

       Movement I

       Movement II

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

This project is realized with the financial support of the National Culture Fund Bulgaria, "Mobility" program.